Gabby Douglas Net Worth 2021, Biography, Education, and Career
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Gabby Douglas Net Worth 2021 – Gabby Douglas is an American artistic gymnast, best known as the first Afro- American who won the individual all-around event.
She also won gold medals for the U.S. in the team competitions at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics.
In 2012, Douglas became the fourth Gymnast in American history to be honored with the Associated Press’s award ‘Female Athlete of the Year.’
She won her first all-around gymnastics title at the Virginia State Championships when she was eight.
Biography
Gabby Douglas was born Gabrielle Christina Victoria on December 31, 1995, in Newport News, Virginia. She belongs to the Afro-American ethnicity and holds an American nationality.
Douglas is the daughter of Timothy Douglas and Natalie Hawkins-Douglas. She has three older siblings – two sisters, Joyelle& Arielle, and a brother, John.
Douglas was interested in Gymnastics since her young age and had a flexible body which encouraged her parents to think about sending her for gymnastic training.
She joined training when she was six after her elder sister pushed her parents to allow Gabby in the gymnastic classes.
Career
Gabby Douglas made her national debut in 2008, at US Classic in Texas where Douglas placed 10th place in all-around rankings. She went on to beat her opponent at the 2008 Visa Championships in Boston, Massachusetts.
Douglas grabbed the attention of the national team’s coordinator Martha Karolyi, who nicknamed her ‘Flying Squirrel’ due to Douglas’s excellent high flying skills.
Later in the Summer Olympics 2012, the gold was obtained by the US team of which Douglas was an integral part, but she returned empty-handed in most of the individual events.
Gabby Douglas Net Worth
Gabby Douglas net worth stands at $4 million. The source of Gabby Douglas worth is her earnings from participation in the sports where she has won several gold medals and silver medals including three Olympic gold medals.
She has also been earning from endorsement deals with companies such as Kellogg’s, Nike, Gillette Venus among many others.